Ulster



(No Model.)

J. HIRSH. ULSTBB..

No. 600,284. Patented Mar. 8, 1898.

A'rnNr FFICE.

JACOB HIRSI-I, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ULSTER.

SPECIFICATION :forming part of Letters Patent No. 600,284, dated March8, 1898.

Application filed August 14, 1897. Serial No. 648,213. (No model.)

To all whom it 10i/ty concern.-

Be it known that I, JACOB IIIRSH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Ulsters, of which the followingis a specication.

My invention relates to an improvement in ulsters and similar garmentsfor winter wear, and more particularly to an improvement in the collarsof such garments.

The invention has for its object, primarily, to provide an ulstcr orsimilar garment with a collar which overlaps at its ends to completelyenvelop the chin andl lower part of the face of the wearer when thecollar is raised, and, secondarily, to adapt a collar of this nature tothe production of a graceful roll fitting closely under the chin whenthe top button of the ulster is buttoned and the collar is turned down,as well as to the production of a pleasing eifect when the lapels of thecoat are thrown open.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l illustrates my improved collar asapplied to an ulster the lapels of which are thrown open. Fig. 2 showsthe lapels closed with the collar still turned down. Fig. 3 shows thecollar raised to envelop the chin of the wearer. Fig. 4L is a brokenview of a development of one lapel and one-half of the collari. e., ofthis section of the ulstcr spread out as nearly as possible upon a planesurface, the inner side being shown; and Fig. 5, a broken view of alapel, showing a V-sliaped section cut out of the top to give thedesired roll to the lapel and the desired shape to the neck of thegarment.

In Fig. 4 the line a b represents the upper part or neck portion of thebody of the ulstcr, to which is attached the collar A.

The essence of my invention lies in the lengthening of the collar toproduce distinct overlapping sections, and, subsidiarly, for the purposeof producing the roll effect illustrated in Fig. 2 and of enhancing theappearance by the leaving of said extension unattached to thecoat-lapel.

The dotted line c' CZ' represents, approximately, the position of theend of the collar according to the form of construction heretoforecommonly used.

The section c c d d represents the eXtension or addition to the collar,by means of which the purposes above referred to are accomplished. Thesection is left unattached to the lapel along the line d d', which thusforms virtually a free or unattached extension of the lower or attachingedge of the collar. The effect of this is two-fold: First, besidesmaterially enhancing the appearance of the garment when it is thrownopen, as in Fig. l, it enables the roll effect shown in Fig. 2 to beattained when the lapels are closed, and, second, it dispenses withcumbersome and unsightly folds when the collar is turned up and the coatbuttoned in the position shown in Fig. 3. The fact that the angle at dprojects upon the coat-lapel in the position shown in Fig. 4 shows thatif the extensions of the collar were not left unattached along the linesd d there necessarily would be an objectionable folding of the materialin the front of the ulster when buttoned, as shown in Fig. 3.Furthermore, the lines d d meet to form the line of contact beneath thechin in producing the roll shown in Fig. 2. Otherwise stated, the freelower edges of the eX- tensions abut against each other when the collaris turned down, thus giving a roll effect which could not otherwise beattained.

The angle c d d' may be varied to suit the taste or convenience, and, ifdesired, this angle may be rounded somewhat.

The ulstcr presents a pleasing appearance in any of the three positionsshown in the drawings and thoroughly protects the neck of the wearer ineither of the positions shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The roll effectillustrated in Fig. 2 is a particularly valuable feature of my inventionand one which adds greatly to the value of the garment. In very severeweather the ulster is buttoned, as shown in Fig. 3, in which positionthe collar serves effectually to exclude the wind from the face and neckof the wearer. In either of these positions the need of a muiiler, sofar as eX- cluding the wind is concerned, is dispensed with.

Fig. 5 is a broken section of a lapel detached from the collar. It isshown as having a V-shaped notch d f d cut out of the material. Beforethe collar is attached to the garment the sides of the V are sewed to-IOO gether, producing the line f cl of Figs. 3 and 4. The result of thisis to give to the lapels of the ulster a peculiar roll and to the neckportion a peculiar shape, which I deem of very great importance in theproduction of a complete garlnent having the characteristics I havepointed ont.

It is evident that my improvement may be applied to overcoats, cloaks,and like gar- Io ments for Winter Wear. f

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

An ulster, or the like, provided With lapels and having a'collarprovided with extensions free from the upper part of the lapels along 15

